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The wave of violent protests that have swept across Indonesia and left seven people dead is being seen as a major test for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. CBC | World News
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Protests erupt in Indonesia after motorcyclist killed by police vehicle in clashes
Hundreds of Indonesians protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first major test for President Prabowo Subianto’s nearly year-old government. CBC | World News
Read More »Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations, cancelled flights
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancellations, including to and from the resort island of Bali. CBC | World News
Read More »Three Brits accused of smuggling cocaine into Indonesia face death penalty
Convicted drug smugglers in Indonesia are sometimes executed by firing squad. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Volcanic eruption in Indonesia leaves at least 10 people dead
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. CBC | World News
Read More »13 killed in furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia
A smelting furnace exploded Sunday in Palu on Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 in the latest deadly incident at nickel plants in Indonesia that are part of China’s transnational development program known as the Belt and Road Initiative. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesia nickel-processing plant explosion kills 12 and injures 39 more
Those injured have a mixture of minor and serious injuries, officials say Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »22 people confirmed dead from Indonesia volcano eruption
Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption, raising the number of confirmed dead to 22, officials said Tuesday. One person remained missing. CBC | World News
Read More »Rare egg-laying mammal rediscovered in Indonesia
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole, in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains more than 60 years after it was last recorded. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 21 dead in flash floods and landslides in Indonesia
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in and around Indonesia’s capital Jakarta reached at least 21 on Thursday, with more heavy rain forecast, authorities said. CBC | World News
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